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Why can't Illaiyaraja/KR now conquer European Music like the Waltzes, Tangos?

Topic started by The Fan (@ spider-wg053.proxy.aol.com) on Tue Oct 20 01:31:30 EDT 1998.
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I just found to my utter surprise of the wider berth of ARR's musical inspiration. His Ta Rum Ta Rum is nearly totally inspired from a famous Tango/Waltz tune of the early 20th century and goes by the same humming of the waltz/tango. I want to open this topic and ask why in God's name has not Illaiyaraja attempted to even algorithmically recreate fresh tunes for the amazingly heavenly waltz and tango musical forms that originated in the early twentieth century? The music is so magical and dreamy to listen to and usually played on the harmonica or the accordion.

Why can't the Maestro of Maestros and the Lord of all Maestros now explore a few more unexplored genres, besides the symphony and release albums for the European and Japanese and American market? Can we lay out most of the UNEXPLORED MUSICAL STYLES/FORMS/GENRES THAT OUR ISAIGNANI HAS NOT ATTEMPTED so far? This requires input from music lovers who have listened to a wide variety of music from all over the world.

This might provide us with an idea of what Illaiyaraja could find interesting and challenging. This could be great information for Karthik Raja too.

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Responses:

• From: Ravi (@ envy.cs.umass.edu) on: Tue Oct 20 02:33:13 EDT 1998
  
  Fan: Take a look at the ballroom dancing thread. It might be of interest to you.
  
  
• From: Adyar 'Slim (@ 206.103.12.102) on: Tue Oct 20 07:04:18 EDT 1998
  
  hey man, one genre that raaja has not tried his hand at is the BLUES. wish to god he would wake up to the existence of the greatest, sublimest super-jilper genre that BLUES is. Long live the blues. BLUES RULE!!!
  
  
• From: Adyar 'Slim' (@ 206.103.12.102) on: Tue Oct 20 07:04:29 EDT 1998
  
  hey man, one genre that raaja has not tried his hand at is the BLUES. wish to god he would wake up to the existence of the greatest, sublimest super-jilper genre that BLUES is. Long live the blues. BLUES RULE!!!
  
  
• From: Dev Mannemela (@ tide78.microsoft.com) on: Tue Oct 20 14:08:00 EDT 1998
  
  Why can't IR/KR/YSR now conquer country music ?
  Why can't IR/KR/YSR now conquer honky tonk ?
  Why can't IR/KR/YSR now conquer cajun music ?
  Why can't IR/KR/YSR now conquer bluegrass ?
  
  
  Why ask why ?
  
  
• From: The Fan (@ spider-te012.proxy.aol.com) on: Tue Oct 20 20:40:38 EDT 1998
  
  This is the originator of this topic.
  
  Can someone please remove or delete this thread? I don't think this is a suitable topic for discussion and I apologise for opening this since i wanted to discuss 'Musical Genres Not Explored by IR and If Raja should try"
  
  
  
• From: Novelty_Lover (@ pup34.stanford.edu) on: Tue Oct 20 22:00:09 EDT 1998
  
  I think that this is a very good topic for discussion, that may give info about many more musical avenues than what we know.
  
  It would also ne interesting to see if any of these "obscure" styles have been used in TFM.
  
  So, IMO it would be worthwile to continue this Discussion, keeping in mind the intended title of unexplored genres.
  
  
• From: Hemanath Swarna Nantha (@ ) on: Sun Aug 26 05:12:04 EDT 2001
  
  Dear Friends :
  
  I have only now discovered this wonderful site and the kinda ideas you guys put out is asTOunDing.
  
  What would truly empower this site and empower the composers themselves would be to somehow get Ilayaraaja (or ARR) to get to read these comments that you've put up. It might get their neurons sparking in new directions.
  
  Anybody know how we can get the Tamil music studios to collaborate with us?
  
  Thanks.
  
  
  Hemanath
  
  

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